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Jack tightening on the fly?
Joined: Oct 18, 2010 Posts: 630 Boston, MA 
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Posted on Oct 23 2014 08:07 AM
I realized (yesterday, at a gig) that my new-to-me craigslist FRV-1 has a loose output jack. is there a trick to tightening the nut without spinning the whatever you call it? especially with no tools? barring that, how about with tools? —Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters |
Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England 
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Posted on Oct 23 2014 08:33 AM
Often the jack socket is soldered to circuit board inside so be careful not too much stress on it. Tighten with whatever you have handy but if the problem recurs one option would be to put a small drop of nail varnish on the threads, let it dry a little and tighten back up. You'll be able to remove it ok if needed. Last edited: Oct 23, 2014 08:34:54 |
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Joined: Oct 18, 2010 Posts: 630 Boston, MA
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Posted on Oct 23 2014 11:46 AM
nice. I was able to get it done with a needlenose holding the inner threaded thing. (I hope). like the nail varnish idea. —Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters |
Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan 
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Posted on Oct 23 2014 06:19 PM
Light-duty Locktite might be good too, if you're out of nail polish. I always am. — |
Joined: Nov 28, 2011 Posts: 795 Prescott Valley, AZ 
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Posted on Oct 23 2014 11:51 PM
Only problem I every had with nail polish was when my wife didn't have clear and I had to use "gawd awful pink". |
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Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England
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Posted on Oct 24 2014 08:27 AM
I always keep some with my power eyebrow set Locktite is great but nail varnish will get you by on the fly. I looked up the FRV-1 circuit board last night and it isn't fitted with soldered to the board jack sockets but regular guitar type with connection by wires to the board. Last edited: Oct 24, 2014 12:12:11 |
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Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Oct 24 2014 11:20 AM
Why not open the pedal at home and using proper tools to prevent damage, tighten jack nuts down hard, loctite 'em and go to gigs assured they will stay? — |
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Joined: Oct 18, 2010 Posts: 630 Boston, MA
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Posted on Oct 24 2014 08:55 PM
Right, I did that (semi proper tools, but anyway). It was more the initial thing of being at a gig and realizing "oh crap! this thing is really loose!" —Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters |
Joined: Jul 11, 2007 Posts: 66 Harrisburg, PA
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Posted on Oct 28 2014 09:16 PM
One of my all time favorite tools. Cheap and compact too. http://www.allparts.com/LT-1400-023-Bullet-Guitar-Jack-Tightener_p_2144.html |
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Joined: Oct 18, 2010 Posts: 630 Boston, MA
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Posted on Oct 29 2014 06:29 PM
genius! —Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters |
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